JVC GM-H40L1G manual

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    INSTR UCTIONS GM-H40L1G LCD DISPLA Y MONIT OR LCT1942-001A GM-H40L1G_cover-f.indd 3 GM-H40L1G_cover-f.indd 3 05.10.6 1:12:40 PM 05.10.6 1:12:40 PM[...]

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    2 Sa f ety Prec autions FC C NO TICE CA UTION: Changes or modifi cations not approved b y JVC could void the user ’ s authority to operate the equipment. NO TE: T his equipment has been tested and found to c omply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o Pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonab[...]

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    3 • Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch danger ous v oltage points or short out par ts that could result in a fi re or elec tric shock. • Never spill liquid of any kind on the product. • Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided f or ve ntilation. These ensure reliable operation of the pro[...]

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    4 Do not place combustibles behind the cooling fan. F or example, cloth, paper , matches, aerosol cans or gas lighters that present special hazar ds when over heated. Sa f ety Prec autions (cont.) • When replacemen t par ts are r equired, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specifi ed by the manufacturer or with same charac[...]

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    5 T able of Contents Sa fe ty Precautions .............................................. 2 IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS ........................................2 Par ts Identifi cation ............................................. 6 Fr ont panel ......................................................................6 Rear panel ..........................[...]

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    6 Fr ont panel Rear panel Remote sensor: P oint the fr ont end of the remote control t oward here. Eco sensor: Detects brightness of the room (see page 23). S elf-diagnostic lamps: T hese lamps light/fl ash if something abnormal occurs with the monitor (see page 36). Pow er lamp: When the monitor is turned off : Unlit. When the monitor is turned [...]

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    7 1 (Po wer) button: Tu rns the monitor on/off (see page 14). 2 INPUT button: Changes inputs (see page 14). 3 MENU button: Displays the main menu (see page 17). 4 5 / ∞ buttons: Selects an item on the menu (see page 17). 5 +/– buttons: Adjusts the volume lev el (see page 14). • When the menu is displayed, adjusts the value (see page 17). 6 S[...]

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    8 Pa r ts Identifi ca tion (cont .) Remote con trol POWER OFF button Tu r ns off the monitor (see page 14). SET -UP button Displays the set-up menu (see page 17). MENU/EXIT button Displays the main menu (see page 17). PICTURE MODE buttons Changes the picture mode (see page 16). DU AL DISPLA Y buttons Ac tivat es/deac tivat es the dual display mod[...]

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    150 (6) 150 (6) 50 (2) 50 (2) 200 (7 7/8) 15 (5/8) 200 (7 7/8) 100 (4) 100 (4) 100 (4) When installing the monitor v er tically • Make sure to install the monitor in the direction illustrated on the right. • Set the speed of the internal cooling fan to “HIGH” (see “F AN SPEED” on page 29). Remote sensor 9 Installa tion Pr ecautions • [...]

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    10 C onnec ting e x ternal speak ers Y ou can connect commercial speakers of the following specifi cations to the EXT . SPEAKER terminal: • Impedance: Between 6 Ω and 8 Ω • Po wer handling capacity : More than 3 W Speakers (commercially available) Fe rrite c ore (supplied) To reduce inter f erence from the monitor on external equipment, atta[...]

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    11 Av ailable signals The follo wing signals can be input to this monitor . V ideo signals T erminal A vailable signals VIDEO IN A terminals NTSC, P AL, SECAM, P AL60, NTSC4.43, P AL -M, P AL -N, BW (50 Hz/60 Hz) VIDEO IN B (RGB/ C OMPO .) terminal C omponent signals 480/60i, 576/50i, 480/60p, 576/50p , 720/60p , 720/50p, 1080/60i (1035/60i)*, 1080[...]

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    12 CA UTION • Before making any connections, turn off all the equipment. • DO NOT c onnect the power cord until all connections are completed . • Use a cord whose plugs correctly match the terminals on this monitor and the equipment. • Plugs should be fi rmly inser ted; poor connections could cause noise . • When unplugging a cord, be s[...]

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    13 To wall outlet Pow er cord (supplied) W hen all the connections are c ompleted Pla yback component such as a PC or VCR To stereo audio output terminals To video output ter minal (BNC ) To S-video output terminal To audio output ter minal To RGB output ter minal To digital output terminal D-sub 15 pin cable DVI-D cable Stereo mini jack cable S-vi[...]

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    14 D aily Operations T urning on the main po wer I : Main power on ‡ : Main power off On the rear panel T urning on the monitor Fr om the remote control: To turn off the monitor , press POWER OFF . On the main unit: Each time you press the butt on, the power turns on and off . Selec ting an input Fr om the remote control: On the main unit: Eac[...]

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    15 Changing the aspec t r atio Each time you press the butt on, the aspec t ratio changes as f ollows: REGULAR Displays at con ventional 4:3 aspect ratio. FULL Enlarges the picture of 4:3 aspect ratio horizontally . • F or the pic tur e of 16:9 aspect ratio, the aspect ratio is not changed. ZOOM Enlarges the picture of 4:3 aspect ratio vertically[...]

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    16 Selec ting the picture mode DY NAMIC: Suitable for displaying documents f or presentation. NORMAL: Displays the original picture . USER: Y ou can adjust pic tur e quality as you like (see “PIC TURE SET TING” on page 19). NO TE • Y ou c an adjust the picture quality, such as brightness, for each picture mode. The setting you have made is st[...]

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    17 Menu Operations On the main menu and set-up menu, you can make various adjustments , such as pic tur e quality, or initial settings of the monitor . • F or the confi guration of the main menu and a detailed description of each item, see pages 18 to 23. • F or the confi guration of the set-up menu and a detailed description of each item, se[...]

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    18 PICTURE SETTING SIZE SETTING A UDIO SETTING INPUT CONFIGURA TION FUNCTION SETTING LANGU AGE MAIN MENU H SIZE H POSITION V SIZE V POSITION DO T CLOCK CLOCK PHASE ASPECT sub menu reset SIZE SETTING : +01 : 0 0 : – 0 2 : 0 0 : 0 0 : 0 0 : F U LL CONTRAST BRIGHT CHROMA PHASE SHARPNESS BACK LIGHT COLOR TEMP . sub menu PICTURE SETTING PICTURE MODE 1[...]

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    19 PICTURE SET TING It em T o do Setting value PICTURE MODE S elec ts a picture mode you want (see “Selecting the picture mode” on page 16). DY NAMIC, NORMAL, USER C ONTRAST A djusts contrast of the picture. –20 += 00 += +20 BRIGHT Adjusts the brightness of the picture. –20 += 00 += +20 CHROMA A djusts the color density of the picture (exc [...]

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    reset AU DIO SETTING SPEAKER SELECT MUTING A UDIO AU DIO SETTING : I N T . : O F F : STEREO INPUT CONFIGURA TION Q UICK CHANGE INPUT B INPUT A INPUT C INPUT D INPUT E INPUT F : I N PU T A&B : A NALOG RGB : VIDEO(BNC) : N O CARD : N O CARD : N O CARD : N O CARD reset SPEAKER SELECT MUTING A UDIO L ch. A UDIO R ch. LEVEL METER SETTING : I N T . :[...]

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    21 A UDIO SETTING It em T o do Setting value SPEAKER SELECT S elects the speakers you want to use. I NT . (I nternal speakers), EXT . (External speakers) MUTING Tu rns the volume on or off . ON, OFF A UDIO Changes the audio mode. STEREO , MONO A UDIO L ch. Selects the lef t audio channel when the EMBEDDED A UDIO signal is being input. 1ch += 8ch A[...]

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    22 COLOR SYSTEM MUL TI DISPLA Y DU AL DISPLA Y ST A TUS DISPLA Y 1080/1035 SUB HOUR METER ECO SENSOR reset HOUR METER FUNCTION SETTING : NTSC : O F F : 1 0 80 : 0 0 00 1 H : O N : 6 0 000H MUL TI SIZE MUL TI DISPLA Y : O F F MODE MAIN WINDOW SUB. WINDOW SIZE H.POSI. V .POSI. reset DU AL DISPLA Y : PIP : INPUT -A : INPUT -B : LARGE–1 : 0 0 : 0 0 M[...]

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    23 FUNCTION SET TING It em T o do Setting value CO L OR SYSTEM Selects the color system. When you cannot view pic tur es correctly with “ AUT O , ” select an appropriate option ac cording to the current input. AU TO , NT SC, P AL, SECAM, N4.43, P AL M, P AL N, P AL60 MUL TI DISPLA Y Sets the multiple monitor usage (see “Example of the multipl[...]

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    COLOR TEMP . NO SYNC FUNCTION REMO TE SYSTEM POWER ON LOCK TIMER VCR ADJ. : 00 R DRIVE G DRIVE B DRIVE R CUT OFF G CUT OFF B CUT OFF sub menu reset SET -UP MENU COLOR TEMP .:HIGH 1/2 : 0 0 0 : 0 0 0 : 0 0 0 : 0 0 0 : 0 0 0 : 0 0 0 NO SYNC FUNCTION NO SYNC DISPLA Y DELA Y TIME reset : R E D : 5 s POWER ON LOCK POWER ON LOCK P ASS ID SETTING POWER ON[...]

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    25 CO L OR TEMP . It em T o do Setting value R DRIVE, G DRIVE, B DRIVE A djusts the drive lev el of each color (red, gr een, and blue). MIN += 000 += MA X (in 512 grades) R CUT OFF , G CUT OFF , B CUT OFF A djusts the cut-off point of each c olor (red, green, and blue). MIN += 000 += MAX (in 512 grades) sub menu Displays the adjustment bar which e[...]

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    COLOR TEMP . NO SYNC FUNCTION REMOTE SYSTEM POWER ON LOCK TIMER VCR ADJ. :00 SET -UP MENU 1/2 ADJUST: SELECT : EXIT: MENU 26 Menu Confi guration —SET -UP MENU (cont.) C onfi guration of the set-up menu scr een Cursor (selected item) Operation guide Shows the buttons for each operation. P age PRESENT TIME POWER-ON SET POWER-ON TIME POWER-OFF SET[...]

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    27 TIMER It em T o do Setting value PRESENT TIME Sets the clock. HOURS S ets the hour . 00 += 23 MINUTES Sets the minute. 00 += 59 POWER-ON SET Ac tivates/deac tivates the po wer- on timer . ON, OFF POWER-ON TIME S ets the time to turn on the monitor . HOURS S ets the hour . 00 += 23 MINUTES Sets the minute. 00 += 59 POWER-OFF SET Ac tivates/deac t[...]

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    COLOR TEMP . NO SYNC FUNCTION REMOTE SYSTEM POWER ON LOCK TIMER VCR ADJ. :00 SET -UP MENU 1/2 ADJUST: SELECT : EXIT: MENU 28 Menu Confi guration —SET -UP MENU (cont.) C onfi guration of the set-up menu scr een Cursor (selected item) Operation guide Shows the buttons for each operation. P age COLOR TEMP . NO SYNC FUNCTION REMO TE SYSTEM POWER ON[...]

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    29 F AN SPEED S ets the speed of the internal cooling fan. When installing the monitor vertically , select “HIGH. ” Setting value: HIGH, L OW I/P MODE Select a mode with which you can view the least noise on the screen. Setting value: MODE1, MODE2, MODE3 SAMPLING MODE Sets the sampling mode for the signals input from the c omputer to reduce noi[...]

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    30 Setting the P ow er- on L ock When the Po wer-on Lock is set to “ON, ” you need to enter the passw ord when turning on the monitor . W ithout entering the c orrect password, you cannot perform any operation ex cept for entering the passw ord and turning off the monitor . Menu Confi guration —SET -UP MENU (cont.) How to enter a passw ord [...]

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    31 7 About the external contr ol T his monitor has two external control t erminals as follows: • RS-232C terminal: F or operation using this terminal, consult your dealer . • RS-485 terminals: Y ou can select the ex t ernal control system in “REMO TE SYSTEM” on the set-up menu (see “ CNT . RJ45 OUT ” and “ CNT . RJ45 IN” on page 25)[...]

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    32 Ho w to Use External Control (cont .) 7 Using the serial c ommunication Y ou can control the monitor from a personal c omputer or a dedicated controller via the RS-485 or RS-232C terminal . For details on operating the monitor from the personal comput er or the dedicated controller , consult your dealer . Input terminal Cable Specifi cation Com[...]

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    33 7 Using the MAKE/TRIG. sy stem T he RS-485 IN terminal is confi gured as f ollows. Y ou can assign the functions to each pin terminal b y setting “REMOTE SYSTEM” (see “PORT F1 – PORT F5” on page 25). To assign the functions to the pin terminals F or the operation procedure , see page 17. 1. Select “REMO TE SY STEM” on the set-up m[...]

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    34 T roubleshooting No picture. ] Is the correct input selected (see page 14)? ] Are the devices connected corr ectly (see pages 12 and 13)? ] Are signals being input fr om the connected devices? ] Is brightness adjusted corr ec tly (see page 19)? No sound. ] Is the volume set at minimum (see page 14)? ] Is the muting function ac tivated (see page [...]

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    35 Symptom Probable cause and c orrective action Page Pow er is suddenly turned on or off . T he power-on/off timer is ac tivated . Deac tivate the timer . 27 The picture becomes blurred . • F or RGB input, adjust “DOT CL OCK” and “CL OCK PHASE” on the main menu. • If the connection cable used for RGB terminal is long, set “SYNC TER[...]

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    36 T roubleshooting (cont.) S elf- diagnostic indica tion When something abnormal occurs with the monitor , this func tion inf orms you of the condition of the monitor with the self- diagnostic lamps, allowing f or smooth ser vic e work. If the monitor screen turns off and the self- diagnostic lamps light or fl ash If the self-diagnostic lamps li[...]

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    37 S pecifi ca tions General Model name GM-H40L1G Fr ame color M etallic dark gray Scr een siz e T ype 40 wide format Aspect ratio 16:9 ( Wide f ormat) L CD panel 40“ wide, active matrix TFT Eff ec tiv e screen size (W x H, Diagonally) 885 mm x 498 mm (34 13 / 16 ” x 19 9 / 16 ”), 1 015 mm (39 15 / 16 ”) Number of pixels displa yed 1 366 [...]

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    986 (38 7/8) 887.8 (35) 885 (34 13/16) 123 (4 7/8) 48 (2) 595 (23 1/2) 500.3 (19 3/4) 498 (19 9/16) 400 200 117.5 80 38 Dimensions Unit: mm (inch) T op view Fr ont view Side view Rear view * Eff ective screen size P in No . Signal name Pin No . Signal name 1 Red 9 +5V 2 Green 10 GND 3 Blue 11 GND 4 N/C 12 DDC Data 5 GND 13 HD/Cs 6 GND 14 VD 7 GND [...]

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    39 Options (not supplied) Stand Unit TS- CL03SG W all Mounting Unit TS- CV20WG • Consult your dealer to see if other options ar e available. Notice on transportation T his monitor is precision equipment and needs dedicat ed pack ing material f or transpor tation. Never use any packing material supplied from sour ces other than JVC or JVC-authoriz[...]

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    GM-H40L1G LCD DISPLA Y MONIT OR © 2005 Victor Company of J apan, Limited 1005MKH-MW -VP GM-H40L1G_cover-f.indd 2 GM-H40L1G_cover-f.indd 2 05.10.6 1:12:39 PM 05.10.6 1:12:39 PM[...]